thousand

thou·sand  (thouznd)

n.

The cardinal number equal to 10 × 100 or 10³.

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[Middle English, from Old English thsend; see teu- in Indo-European roots.]

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thousand adj. & pron.

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thousand

Noun

pl -sands or -sand

1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one hundred

2. a numeral, 1000 or 10³, representing this number

3. a very large but unspecified number: thousands of bees swarmed out of the hive

4. something representing or consisting of 1000 units

Adjective

amounting to a thousand: a thousand members [Old English thūsend]

thousandth adjn

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	thousand - the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 1000, chiliad, grand, one thousand, thou, K, M, G, yard large integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten millenary - a sum or aggregate of one thousand (especially one thousand years)
Adj.	1.	thousand - denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units 1000, k, m, one thousand cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"

Translations

thousand [ˈθauzənd] num → mil;

two thousand → dos mil;

thousands of → miles de

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thousand [ˈθauzənd] num → mille;

one thousand → mille;

two thousand → deux mille;

thousands of → des milliers de

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thousand [ˈθauzənd] num → (ein)tausend;

two thousand → zweitausend;

thousands of → Tausende von

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thousand [ˈθauzənd] num → mille;

one thousand → mille;

thousands of → migliaia di